Bakelite
- Period
- 1907
- Map
- Inventions map
Bakelite is the first plastic made from synthetic components. It was developed by chemist Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907, and patented on December 7, 1909.
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Earlier and later events nearby
- 1863Battle of Gettysburg
- 1863Emancipation Proclamation
- 1867Alaska Purchase
- 1907BakeliteThis page
- 1929–1939Great Depression
- 1944Bretton Woods system
- 1964Civil Rights Act of 1964
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